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Colour

#B2199B

  • #B2199B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B2199B is a magenta with RGB values 178, 25, 155 and HSL 309°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B2199B#B2199B
HEX#B2199B
RGBrgb(178, 25, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.098, 0.6078
RGB percentages69.8%, 9.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(309, 75.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 86%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 86%, 12.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,671,963
CSS custom property--colour: #B2199B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#4DE664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B559Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#586B98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BB295Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.5Purple · ΔE 16Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Orchid · ΔE 24.7Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19B230
Analogous#7C19B2, #B2194F
Triadic#9BB219, #199BB2
Split complementary#4FB219, #19B27D
Tetradic#B27C19, #19B230, #194FB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2A5E7
Lighter +30%#EC78DB
Lighter +20%#E64BCF
Lighter +10%#DF1FC2
Darker −10%#851374
Darker −20%#590C4D
Darker −30%#2C0626
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CB00AC
Less saturated −25%#993289

Channel breakdown

R178
G25
B155
Red178 (69.8%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue309.02°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 19 · B 9B

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